Kawasaki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$455
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
1.54M
4.36M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 9% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4726th and 5229th ($1101 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 355th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs New Taipei

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Kawasaki New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$11035

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589